Living in Philadelphia

This is one of our most fun sections on the site because it rounds up all the best things about living in Philadelphia—the city center, but also the surrounding suburbs. We also cover new laws and ordinances that might impact your life, upcoming events of note, and more.

Want to know the best parks in the city? We have you covered. A new street food festival or pop-up restaurant featuring a world-reknowned chef? We definitely have you covered there, too. Wondering about the latest developments on school zoning, new city taxes, and more? If the news impacts Philadelphia it will be found here!

We love our city and look forward to sharing with you the aspects of living in Philly, from food to culture to neighborhoods and more.

We hope you enjoy the information we offer! If we can help you in any way, please speak with one of our talented real estate agents, or directly contact the Center City Team office: 215.440.2093

November 8, 2017

Philadelphia Helps Improve Lives With Its Water Assistance Program

Access to clean drinking water is considered a basic human right. And yet, for many low-income families in the United States – a disproportionate amount of which are people of color – water affordability is a real issue. The price of running water is on the rise around the country, and with these increases comes an epidemic of people not […]

November 3, 2017

Free WiFi, Calling Kiosks Coming to Center City

Soon, residents and visitors to Center City and surrounding areas will have places to access WiFi, charge their phones, and make domestic phone calls, all for free. LinkPHL kiosks, provided by Intersection, a smart cities technology and media company, will be installed across Philadelphia. There will be over 100 when all is said and done. “LinkPHL will be an investment […]

November 2, 2017

Philly Fiancees Seek Wedding Sponsors

Everyone knows that weddings cost buckets of money. Today’s American wedding costs tens of thousands of dollars. You could certainly debate whether spending all that cash on one day – not matter how magical – is really a better deal than, say, putting a down payment on a house, but the fact remains that plenty of engaged people opt for […]

November 1, 2017

To Woo Amazon, Philly Embarks on Ad Campaign

If you live in Seattle, you’ll be seeing a whole lot of Philadelphia in the coming weeks. In an attempt to stand out from the dozens of other cities vying to become the site of online giant Amazon’s second headquarters, dubbed HQ2, Philadelphia has rolled out an eye-catching, very expensive ad campaign that’s designed to give the home of Amazon […]

October 30, 2017

The Philadelphia X-Files? Getting Spooky With Olde City Paranormal

It’s the day before Halloween, and there’s no better time of year to be hunting ghosts. Yet tracking down things that go bump in the night is nothing out of the ordinary for OCP, or Olde City Paranormal. They are a group of dedicated, real-life ghostbusters. Founded by Philadelphia Police Officer, John Levy, the operation is very serious and not […]

October 26, 2017

CPR Education Kiosk Comes to Center City

If someone went into cardiac arrest in front of you, would you know what life-saving steps to take to keep them alive until paramedics could arrive on the scene? If the answer is “no,” you are not alone. Too many people don’t know how to do CPR, which can mean the difference between life and death for a loved one […]

October 26, 2017

NFL: Eagles Tried Hard to Keep Draft for 2018

Following a tremendous success at hosting the 2017 NFL Draft, the Philadelphia Eagles made a “strong,” yet unfortunately unsuccessful bid to keep the draft in the City of Brotherly Love for next year, says the National Football League. Last week, the NFL announced during its fall league meeting that the Dallas Cowboys had been selected to hold the 2018 draft, […]

October 25, 2017

Philly Renters More Likely to Want to Buy a House

Renters living in Philadelphia are more likely to want to buy a house than renters elsewhere in the country, says apartment search site Zumper. Zumper just released the results of its second annual Renter Survey, which was conducted on over 14,000 renters living in all fifty U.S. states. Philly renters are motivated to buy a home, says Zumper, but they […]

October 24, 2017

Conjoined Twins Born at CHOP Prepare to Go Home

Conjoined twins, twins that are born connected at one or more parts of their bodies, are incredibly rare. This kind of twinning occurs in only one of every 200,000 births. Abby and Erin Delaney are among the rarest type of conjoined twins – craniopagus, or joined at the top of the head. They were separated successfully in an eleven-hour operation […]